Llanelly Star

Is Stradey Park I Threatened ? NEW SCHOOL TO BE BUILTi I The Carmarthenshire Education Committee have odopted the report of the committee appointed to select a site for a new school for the: child- ren of the Furnace district. The committee fixed upon a site of one acre owned by Mr.. Mansel l Lewis, immediately outside the ur- j j ban boundary and abutting the i Stradey grounds. It was sn £ fi<cient- j j ly protected from the Mynydd Mawr j l Railway. H It is stated that the building of a l school here will be followed by other building operations, and. that a por- tion of the beautiful 'Stradey Park will be handed over to the builder. This would be a calamity to the town and one that sKould be avert- ed.

Oddfellows (Msrence. j A FAR REACHING RULE. I I At the Oddfellows (M.U.) conference at Southampton this week, D.G.M. Thomas Barnes, of Plymouth, was elected graiip S master for the ensuing year, the votft.s f"< r deputy grand going in favour of Mr. A, H [J Warren, of the Stepney district. fit-icslii-O 11 was selected as thcpfidce for next year, conference. A new rule was, passed giving locl,ges ii, industrial districts power to reduce sickness, benefits in_ca?,es of accidents of occupation p where the n^ember is receiving compensa- tion under the Workmen's Compeiisatioti Act. 1 hisxlecision is likely to have far-i-each- ing effects, as all the Friendly Societies are suffering from excessive claims arising froin this cause. || -m_

| Building ?tr!ke. | I Building Strike g "I I I' I (To the Editor of the STAR), I Sir, With your permission, I should like to make a few remarks on Fair Play's' letter in last week's STAR. I would lil;-e to point out to Iiiiii that- xx-c have nothing to do with Swansea, and i can't understand why he should be shock- ed because carpenters in Llanelly suggest that they should be on equal terms with those in Swansea. Does he think a man can live cheaper in Llanelly than Swaii sea Let him try and he will soon find his mis- take.  Then as regards Carmarthen. We re?d? in the 'STAR the other day in conncciicn with the proposal to bring the Assizes to BLlanelly that Carmarthen was a sleepy old town, which had not advanced during t-htc last 50 years. And this is the town which "Fair Play" wants to compare Llanelly with L According to him, we must wait till Carmarthen comes up to us before wei can be entitled to go in for an advance. 1 H Let him compare the living in the two t-OWIls. In Carmarthen, a man can get a house and large garden from 3s. to 4s.b week. In Llanelly he has to pay 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. a week without any garden at all. A man at 30s. a week at Carmarthen is as w ell off as a man in Llanelly at 4_72. H The only idea of the masters seems to be jn j to get a lot of apprentices to flood the trade and thus to keep the men under their feet. at all times. This strike, however, is going to put an end to that. One shop in Llanelly I could name has two journey- men and six apprentices—a very healthlvfj state of affairs to be sure The trade can -S not be so bad as the masters make out onj they would not take on all these appren- tices. As to Fair Play's talk of a fair day's wage, the contractors of Llanelly will see to that without any promptings from him. I am etc. 1 JUSTICE, I UaneIIy May 19th,JUSTICE, I

DOES HIS.. UNDER WEAR WEAR? Of course it does if bought at T. RHYS DAVIES Yaughan Street, Llanelly.

HIS HAT is shabby. Why don't'you make him buy a decent one ? Very likely his Hatter fitted him to his hat. We'll fit a hat to him. T. RHYS DAVIES Yaughan Street, Llanelly.

THE ???? 0  Ing uri I. I' 1 Memorable Scenes I Yesterday. The Nations Grief Yesterday, King Edward wascon- Veyed to his last resting place tc sleep with his forefathers in Windsor. The weather was brilliantly fine as the solemn and magniifcent pro- Cession passed through the crowded streets of London. Not merely the nation, but the whole world was represented, Kings, princes, and statesmen joining with the people In paying a last tribute to the de- Parted King. The crowds in the Metropolis Were enormous, Thousands of peo- ple had passed the night in the streets in order to take up the best positions from which to view the procession. Shortly after 9 o'clock the cortege moved from Bucking- ham Palace to Westminster Hall, where the King had lain 'in state. Heie the coffin was placed on a gtln carriage and the long jouiney through the streets of London to Haddington commenced. The cen- tral figures were, of course, the Queeti Mother and the new King, there being also a brilliant cavalcade of Kinas and their attendant cjf ?ne Kings and their attendant offers. Paddington having been reached, the short railway journey Windsor was soon accomplished and in the royal borough the final SCeiles were witnessed, the last sad rites being performed in St. George's xiapel. The most impressive figure in the mournful cortege was the í) 'd' e Queen Mother in her widow's Weeds. Her face, looking like garble through her deep veil, leant rWard in her carriage, appealing, it were, to those who had been her devoted admirers for nearly half Ceutufy for their sympathy in her our of trial.

LLANELLY IN MOURNING. —— I Crowded Memorial Services. I 'fhe day of the King's burial was a day of Mourning in Llanelly. Business was sus- Funded generally, crowded memorial ser- vices being held in the various churches and chapels. The official civic service was held at All Saints' Church, I \Yhich". 't 11 t JJ Whicil spacious as it is, was all too small to ??modatc the reverent crowd which Sou admittance. Seats had been re- Se? ?? for the Territorials and the Field j-t??rs who mustered under the com-  of Major R. A. Nevill and Capt. Bra n^Ve"- Jones. There were also a repre- sen|a ve gathering of the members of the ? al C ö  licil, the Harbour Trust, the ?Cai ?R "ch of Justices, the Freemasons, a?] ° bodies. The officiating clergy ?er "? Rev. D. Watcyn Morgan, B.A. (v' ? and the Rev. J. Morgan, B.A. .,?,t  Conclusion of the impressive ser- ViCe Dead March was played on the osa,, ??- Arthur W. Swindell, after Mr' Arthur w- Swindell, after *oich h le Last Post was sounded on the bugles, followed by a stirring rendering of the national anthem by the Battalion Band. There was no address. 9 A notable feature of the service was the beautiful musical programme played by Mr Swindell while the congregation were as-g sembling. The memorial selections includ- ,ed Attwood's Dirge as played in St H Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Lore IgNelson in 1806, and Beethoven's Funeral Ig March from the Sonata. The same com- posr's Misere as played at Beethoven's g j funeral was also brilliantly given. The other items were 0 rest in the Lord," Brother, thou art gone before us," and Chopin's Funeral March. The solo in the anthem, What are these was given with rare sweetness by Master Stanley Jenkins, the work of the choir being admirable throughout. tgreenfield Chapel. I  The service under the auspices of the Eng-I. I lish Free Churches was held at Greenneld, there being a crowded congregation. The Rev. Enos George presided, an eloquent ad- ? dress being delivered by the Rev. Gwynne ?Owen. I ? In the course of his remarks, Mr. Owen l fcaid that the nation had been deprived of their monarch at a time when his wise ex- l perience and his calm judgment seemed to l them indispensable. His sudden death came l as a severe blow to his subjects. As a cor- respondent had written to him, I feel as if I had lost a personal friend." He thought it was the experience of most of them al. though perhaps the majority of them had not seen his face that they had been bereaved of a personal friend. It was his frankness which had brought him to the hearts of his subjects more intimately than any monarch who had ever sat upon the British throne. What higher tribute could they render I him than describe him as a peacemaker. j  When scares and alarms of war were incited by unscrupulous journalism and by the in- trigues of financiers, great was their need at such a time of some cool head to steer the nation clear from disastrous collisions. Pro- ceeding, Mr. Owen said that the standard of Kingsb?b.s4??'?????? ?ei'Uucra.?? of to-day was more critical it would "not put up with a George IV. or a Charles 2nd for a single year. The late King won the confidence of all his subjects. ITrinity Chapel. I The memorial service at Trinity was well attended. Rev. W. Adams, B.A. conducted; and the Rev. W. Trevor Davies (Zoar) read a portion of scripture and offered prayer. The Rev. J. J. Jones, B.A. (Lloyd Street) delivered au impressive, historical address. Our late King, said Mr. Jones, lived for his people and amongst his people. He had the rare power of converting enemies into friends —not by the sword but by his good-hearted- ness and his bonhomie. When the serious bulletin was fixed outside Buckingham Palace, an old Boer was seen scanning its contents, and as if speaking to himself said I have fought against you-I have killed your soldiers," and turning to the crowd ex- claimed, But now. I would lay my life down to save that great man who is dying there," pointing to the Palace. The name of King Edward will ever be revered in the annals of history as a-God-fearing man. Rev. Hugh Jones (Bethel) followed with touching anecdotes about the late King. He said that Edward VII. was the great J.P. of the world We cannot bury him Edward the Peacemaker will never die his soul is i still marching along in the noble lives of his people and King George V. will be inspired by the good example of his father and his gracious mother to carry on his arduous duties as Monarch of the British Empire,. gPark Church. I The service here was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Sutton, there being a large and re- presentative attendance. The music was a special feature, a very impressive rendering of 0, Rest in the Lord being given by Madame Claudia Russell. 1 The Rev. lona Williams in the course of I a striking address, sketched the character of the dead King and paid an eloquent tribute to his labours in the sacred cause of peace. Mr. Sutton followed. The service closed with the Dead March, played Mr. D. J. Evans. ltabernaele Church, I Yesterday afternoon a large concourse of children and others attended the Memorial Service for the King at Tabernacle Church. Rev. Gwylfa Roberts presided over the meet- ing, and told the children to retain and keep their memorial service hymn books, &c., and between appropriate hymns sung by the children, Capt. Morris, of the Salva- tion Army, Revs. Meidrym Jones, John Lewis, Caersalem, and M. H. Edwards, Siloh, took part, and delivered their eulogies of the King. The dead march was played on the organ by Mr. C. Meudwy Davies. It was a very impressive service throughout. The pulpit and the big seat, &c. had been draped with purple and black. IZion Chapel. ii Speaking at Ziou, Dr. Johns said that the friendship between this and other countriesa was due entirely to the good office of the late King. He was a kind landlord in his country home, and deeply interested himself in the welfare of the working classes. The housing question was close to his heart and when he was told that consumption was preventible, he asked Then why not pre- vented ? The King owed much to the g splendid influence and example of his j parents, and he had left behind an imperish- able memory which would be an inspiration to King George, and all who came after him. j i ——" t IThe Synagogue. I There was not a dry eye at the Synagogue when the Rev. H J Sandheim dipicted incid- ents in the life of the King and alluded to the broken-hearted Queen Mother. King Edward, he said, was a true friend of the Jews. His reign was the most glorious and peaceful in the histcry of the world, and it was now for us to give our hearty loyalty and devotion to his son. Let us pray that he J will follow in his revered father's footsteps. I he National Anthem was then sung. The synagogue had been draped in purple and black for the occasion. JAt Bryntirion. I Mr. Bevan, master at Bryntirion, distribu- i ted copies of the Mother Queen's touching letter to the nation among all the inmate, yesterday. The letter has been translated ] into Welsh by Mr. Bevan, Vice-Chairman of ] the County Council,and it was received with much gratification by young and old. It was also distributed to the homeless way- I farers who were lodged at Bryntirion for the I night. The divine service held yesterday was very impressive, all denominations being represented. i

I I 'I Capel Newydd I ."i' I' I" -4 I Interesting Ceremony this .1 Afternoon. S This afternoon Capel Newydd was re- opened after having been re-built at a cost of over £ 4,000. The chapel is now one of I the handsomest in the town, reflecting credit upon the architect, Mr. Roberts, and the builders, Messrs. Brown, Thomas & John. The front is beautifully ornamental, while the interior has been decorated in the most chaste style. B The opening ceremony was all the more impressive on account of its simplicity. ?Silver keys were presented to Mrs. Jones, I wife of the esteemed pastor, and to Mr Daniel Davies, the senior deacon, and these were used to open the two doors. A brief service was afterwards conducted by the Rev. Philip Jones. g This evening, the re-opening services will be continued, the preacher being the Rev Philip Jones. Appended is the time table 01 the further services.- 9 Sunday morning Rev Philip Jones „ afternoon. Rev. Principal Prys „ evening Rev Principal Prys Monday afternoon.. Rev. W. E. Prytherch I „ evening Rev. W. E. Prytherch Tuesday afternoon.. Rev. Wynne Thomas, (English service). „ evening Organ Recital I The New Organ. I The new organ will be opened on Tuesday evening by Mr. E, T. Davies, F.R.C.O., Mer- I thyr, and the event promises to be a great musical success, Mr. Davies, who is connected with Llanelly by close family ties, is one of the most brilliant organists in Wales, and he has prepared a most attractive programme, The organ is one of the latest type and has been built by Messrs Blackett & Howden, Newcastle-on Tyne.

I THE QUEEN OF SPAIN I I The Queen of Spain gave birth to a princeI early this morning, but the infant died short. ly afterwards. The condition of the Queen is satisfactory.

We are glad to know ex-Inspector John I Thomas, senior deacon of the Tabernacle Church, and one of the most respected of our townsmen, is recovering after a severe at- tack of illness. He has been greatly missed in the Church even for the short time during I which he has been ill.

Iwealfhy Parents! I I Should their Children be I awarded Certificates? "?lI" a awarded Certificates ? J There was a very interesting debate at. the meeting of the Intermediate Governors on Thursday afternoon, as to whether the children of well-to-do parents should be awarded scholarships. It was contend- ed by Mr. E. T. Jones that it was not right that the cost of educating these children should be borne by the ratepayers. The Head Master explained that the children were examined by the Board of Education Inspector and placed in order of merit, and it was upon this that the scholar- ships were awarded without any regard to what the circumstances of the parents might be. Mr. E. T. Jones said he would be the last to discourage the giving of every ad- vantage to a promising boy. He was very much dis-satisfied with the way in which the internal scholarships were awarded. He did not suggest that the head teacher i favoured one scholar more than another. The cost of maintaining this school was ■ heavy, and it fell upon the ratepayers. In awarding these scholarships they should be '9 particularly careful that those people who l could afford to keep their children in school should contribute towards them. I S iLooking through the list of names in the | l past he had found that the committee could ::? have dropped the internal scholarships and_' the cost would have fallen upon the parcnt | themselves without any hardship, and theyli could have awarded the scholarships to other pupils almost as deserving, and the 1 committee would have done them a gcod I turn. They should give the children every educational encouragement, but, on the 'I other hand, if the parents were in a position to maintain them easily, then the com- mittee should look elsewhere and help others. He moved that the list of internal scholarships be referred to a small com- mittee to report upon. 1 Mr. Joseph Roberts said that the com- I mittee were compelled under the regula- | tions of the Board of Education to renew I the scholarships for the term the scholar I Ir^mained at school. Whatever the status 1 of the parents, the fact remained that they I were compelled to do so. I Rev. Trevor Jones seconded the motion. | I The Chairman asked whether it was i possible to utilize the internal scholarships Eg that were vacated. They should be given to some deserving pupil. Once a child had igained a scholarship he did not think they should take it away. They should not I punish a boy by taking away a scholarshir ■ from him because he might be the son of n ■ wealthy parent. jl I Dr. Johns I think it is difficult to find out the wealthy parents (laughter). Si Rev. Roger Williams I believe Pr. g g Johns is very wealthy (more laughter), || The proposition to refer the list to a sub | racommittee was subsequently carried. I

I LLOYD STREET CHURCH. | ? The members of the Christian Endeavour bad a very interesting meeting last Tues- day. Mr. joliii A.C. gave a vivid I and graphic account of his experiences in America as conductor of the Royal Welsh Choir, to a very large audience. Rev. J. J. Jones, B.A. (pastor) presided, and a hearty ?vote of thanks was given Mr. Thomas foi l his able address.. I

IAN UNDIGNIFIED AHSWERJ 3 W E R I' At a meeting of the County Education Com- mittee, Mr. W. N. Jones drew attention to the J fact that when the managers of the new school at Parcyrhyn applied for a ladder the Coun- cil wrote and told them to borrow one when they wanted one. He thought that was a most undignified answer for any council to send. It was also false economy, because when the head teacher wished to clean a window or do anything he had to pull the nice new furniture about. They must have a ladder inside the school. Mr. W. B. Jones said that the same, thing had happened at Five Roads School. Could they not have one ladder for the county and send it round. A Member: Perhaps Mr. W. B. Jones will take the contract for taking it round (laugh- ter). Mr. John Lloyd I suggest that Mr. Jones be the man in charge of the ladder (renewed laughter). H After some further discussion the matter was referred to the Building Committee.

I I Protecting the G.W.R. Wall.ii t The G.W.R. Co. are preparing plans for: the construction of a groin near the outfall! of the Stradey stream, for the protection of their wall from the encroachment of the sea. As has already been reported, serious damage has been done during the last few months.

Asterisks. It is rumoured that a well known Llan- elly pastor is likely to fill a new pulpit shortly. ¡: ¡: ¡; Mr. David Davies's long connection with the Llangennech Park estate has been sev- ered. Nearly 2,000 persons were brought into Burry Port on Whit Monday by the Gwen- draeth Valley Railway. » a Stalwart writes us in strong terms over the inaction of the Liberals in the town, and urges the formation of a youn Liberal League. • Mr. E. T. Davies, who is to open the Capel Newydd Organ on Tuesday, is a nephew of our townsman, Mr. Cadifor Samuel. ? ? The Oriental Stars seem to be looking for- ward to the football season already, and they are quite proud of the fact that they have a fixture at Bristol. Congratulations to Mr. Arthur Morgan, older son of Mr. Edwin Morgan, on his success at the recent preliminary examina- ion of the Incorporated Law Society. The Felinfoel Brewery Co are negotiat- ing for another horse to partner the mag- II' ¡lificent animal which swept the boards at Whit Monday's Show. Mr. Thomas M. Davies, the managing ??-liree tor of the Stepney Spare Wheel Co., has just returned home from a trip to Aus- tralia. One of the most interesting classes at the forthcoming Dog Show will be the child- ;en's class, which Miss Stepney, the Presi- dent of the Society, has kindly consented :o judge. t. <:) I During the last 36 days, Mr. Graham, the Vaughan-st. fasting man has lost 32 lbs in weight. He has consumed 252 bottles of liineral waters and smoked nearly 500 ci- garettes. It's a mere flea-bite said the socialist orator speaking on Sunday evening last. Some of the audience wanted to know whether the expression meant the" power of socialism against common sense j The Drych says that preparations are being made by poets, preachers and editors co give the Rev. Elvet Lewis a cordial welcome when he goes over on a lec- turing tour at the end of the summer. Referring to the late King as the Peace- maker, the Rev. Hugh Jones said that he had realized the old Welsh couplet :— Seguryd yw clod y cledd, A rhwd yw ei anrhydedd. Mr. T. H. Samuel the Lessee of the Pic- turedrome proved a great success at the Palace, Cardiff on Wednesday last in his own song Quack Doctor." He was ap- proached by no less than three music hall agents who made him some very tempting offers. > > (;< A Llanelly gentleman returned home this Hafternoon after having seen the King's fun- I f cral. He said that by foregoing his night's rest on Thursday he was able to secure a IH good position. All the best places were token up as early as 4 a.m. He adds it was well worth the trouble. Mr Morgan Rees was one of the success- ful exhibitors at the Newport Dog Show. Against some of the best dogs in the country, he was awarded reserve prize with Maid of Bryncenydd," while in a very strong puppy class Whitehall Daddy gained a v.h.c. card. Principal Prys, who is to preach at Capel at Capel Newydd to-morrow, is the first man who has refused the honour of being president of the National Free Church Council. He will-be installed next month as moderator of the general assembly of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. N Wilen the big Waverley was docking iyesterday, a little fox terrier over-balanced on the quay and fell into the water. It was 'feared that the dog would be crushed be- tween the steamer and the dock side, but jplthanks to the activity of some of the crew, f it was rescued unhurt by means of a lifc. jjliu and boat hook.